World movie distributor, streamer and manufacturing firm Mubi has snagged Latin American streaming rights to Chilean sausage docu-comedy “Denominación de Origen,” a 2025 box office phenomenon in Chile, which it plans to stream within the area later this 12 months.
The sophomore characteristic of director Tomás Alzamora (“Little White Lie”) lured greater than 100,000 admissions in Chilean cinemas, in line with Alzamora and his producing companion Pablo Calisto.
It’s set within the tiny city of San Carlos (inhabitants: 50,000+), which is up in arms over what they understand as a horrible flawed: the neighboring city of Chillán has snatched the award for the “Best Longaniza in Chile” from them. Outraged by the blatant injustice, a gaggle of San Carlos locals launch a grassroots motion looking for official designation of origin standing for his or her sausages — decided to reclaim their city’s pleasure and dignity.
The docu-fiction hybrid was shot totally in southern Chile and encompasses a forged of non-pros, amongst them Luisa Marabolí, Exequías Inostroza, Roberto Betancourt and Alexis Marín.
“That Mubi is bringing ‘Denominación de Origen’ to its platform is very meaningful for us. Not only because it allows the film to keep living beyond its run in theaters and festivals, but also because it brings it to new audiences across Latin America through a platform with a very compelling cinematic perspective,” Alzamora informed Selection.
“I also feel there’s something very beautiful about a film that is so local — so deeply tied to rural characters and to a very specific Chilean identity — being able to connect with audiences in different countries. At the end of the day, throughout Latin America we share many contradictions, senses of humor and ways of getting by.”
In 2024, “Denominación de Origen” received each the most effective characteristic Viewers Award and Particular Jury Prize within the characteristic movie class on the thirty first Valdivia Worldwide Movie Pageant, a robust indication of its field workplace success the next 12 months.
Alzamora additionally took house the award for finest director on the twenty sixth Buenos Aires Worldwide Pageant of Unbiased Cinema (BAFICI).
Written by Alzamora and Javier Salinas, with cinematography by Sergio Armstrong (“The Club,” “Neruda”), unique music by Martín Schlotfeldt and manufacturing design by Nicolás Oyarce, the movie was produced by Alzamora and Calisto underneath their manufacturing banner Equeco, based in 2016.
The docu-comedy joins quite a few current pickups by Mubi that features Fernando Eimbcke’s “Flies” (“Moscas”), which it plans to release theatrically as well, Oscar-nominated “Sirāt” by Oliver Laxe and winner of the 2026 Finest Worldwide Characteristic Movie Academy Award, “Sentimental Value” by Joachim Trier.
Different titles in Mubi’s wealthy catalog embrace “Die, My Love” by Lynne Ramsay, “Grace: The Beauty of Doubt” by Paolo Sorrentino, “My Father’s Shadow” by Akinola Davies Jr., “Sound of Falling” by Mascha Schilinski, “No Other Choice” by Park Chan-Wook and “It Was Just an Accident” by Jafar Panahi.
